very cool...and yeah, I bet it was a tough one to cut. I cut some oak branches for a neighbor recently and wow....afterward the chain on my saw looked like I had taken a hammer to it...I mean just beyond re-sharpening...

glad you posted this...I've got the holiday "I can't get motivated to work on anything" syndrome & need some inspiration.

I've had a chance to spend some time with this one and can tell you it has a dirty little secret that kinda adds to the over all petina of the wood. The oak has beautiful coloring in the spalting. Can't wait to see how you finish it - or if it is finished?

sweet work on the tripod lol i found that oak really but my tools to the test. i have come across worms in the wood before but nothing like that. i dig the way the holes look but how would you go about getting rid of the worms? anyway sweet work bro.

In conclusion.
I worked over the chest & back .
Redid the mouth.
He got fingers & Kiss kinda shoes.
Gave him a good sand paper scratching &
2 coats of poly.
The color of this surprised me.
I have a chunk left I may try something
really different for me.